Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was cheaper with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were 5.00 to 7.00 lower or greater in spots with a moderate supply and moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with an average supply and moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $424.50/cwt on 5 head, down $61.75 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −32.15 against this barn's trailing median of $456.65.

Average price

$424.50

▼ 61.75 vs prior sale

5 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$77.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.14

vs KY average

−34.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	447.50	2,490	3thin
Large 1-2	570	410.00	2,337	1thin
Medium and Large 2	590	370.00	2,183	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.50/cwt here — about $307 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $515.83, low $358.79, median $456.65 across 22 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

424.50

—

KY average25 barns · 1,023 hd

458.64

−34.14

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−34.69

This barn, trailing median22 sales

456.65

−32.15

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,766	221.82	3,917	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	172.78	2,148	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,489	167.53	2,494	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,199	155.99	1,870	10

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,310	$3,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,467	$2,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 lots · USDA AMS · Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	368.80/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,309	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	382.31/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,194	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	437.56/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	957	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	997	310.75/cwt	310.75–310.75	3,098	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	884	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,997	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	252	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,253	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	411.48/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	213	505.18/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	317.21/cwt	312.50–322.00	2,563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	376.32/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	663	391.50/cwt	391.50–391.50	2,596	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	772	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,671	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	318.34/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	483.10/cwt	472.50–495.00	2,227	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,761	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	157.31/cwt	154.50–160.00	2,372	2
Bulls	—	—	1,647	208.99/cwt	205.00–216.00	3,442	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	172.78/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,148	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	168.82/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,002	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	170.08/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,524	8
Bulls	—	—	1,825	228.24/cwt	222.00–237.50	4,165	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	395	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,452	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,010	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,337	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,210	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,467	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	147.43/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	488.75/cwt	482.50–495.00	1,417	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	515	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	600	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,520	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	207.87/cwt	181.00–229.00	2,413	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	366.46/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	284.96/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,969	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	312.38/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	345.83/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	379.90/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,881	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,427	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	427.54/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,022	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	180	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,126	1

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Wed Jun 3, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 104Year ago 410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 35Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 27Year ago 54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	3,225.00	3,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	3,250.00	3,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,467	2,800.00	2,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,161	181.00–229.00	207.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	500.00–510.00	505.18
2	250–300	252	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	400	460.00	460.00
4	600–650	626	355.00–380.00	368.80
2	650–700	658	370.00–382.50	376.32
2	800–850	808	312.50–322.00	317.21
1	850–900	870	317.00	317.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	180	475.00	475.00
1	200–250	230	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	430	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	473	425.00–430.00	427.54
1	500–550	520	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	630	337.50	337.50
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
2	800–850	800	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	600	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	745	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	482.50–495.00	488.75
1	300–350	345	442.50	442.50
1	350–400	385	457.50	457.50
3	400–450	413	430.00–445.00	437.56
1	450–500	450	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	530	385.00	385.00
9	550–600	574	370.00–390.00	382.31
4	600–650	609	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	655	347.50	347.50
3	700–750	738	315.00–320.00	318.34
1	900–950	945	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	400.00–417.50	411.48
4	550–600	571	425.00	425.00
69	750–800	772	346.00	346.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
17	650–700	663	391.50	391.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	497.50	497.50
1	400–450	440	467.50	467.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	367.50	367.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	495	375.00–395.00	379.90
5	500–550	519	365.00–367.50	366.46
3	550–600	565	345.00–347.50	345.83
2	600–650	600	327.50	327.50
3	650–700	691	282.50–290.00	284.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	473	310.00–315.00	312.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	590	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	645	383.00	383.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	461	472.50–495.00	483.10
1	500–550	535	442.50	442.50
2	550–600	567	450.00	450.00
1	600–650	615	422.50	422.50
2	950–1000	957	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	850–900	884	339.00	339.00
98	950–1000	997	310.75	310.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	590.00	590.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	410.00	410.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	154.50–160.00	157.31
8	—	1,484	167.00–179.00	170.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,243	168.00–179.00	172.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,186	166.00–171.00	168.82
6	—	1,207	142.00–154.00	147.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	205.00–216.00	208.99
6	—	1,825	222.00–237.50	228.24

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Replacement Cattle

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